MSc Clinical & Developmental Neuropsychology

Key Information

Duration & delivery: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time (Jan start full-time only)

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £10,500

Overseas: £17,500

Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in a required subject, or equivalent

Required subjects:

Neuroscience, Psychology

Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Statistics

This course focuses on the normal and abnormal changes that occur in the human brain from childhood through to adulthood through to old age. Key topics include rare cognitive neuropsychological disorders and relatively common clinical and neurodegenerative disorders. The course is taught by staff members who conduct cutting-edge research in these fields and by professionals in educational psychology, clinical psychology and neuropsychology.

• Study a variety of modules ranging from diagnostic assessments and treatments of patients with brain injury to units on neural and cognitive development in childhood, including atypical developments like dyslexia, autism and ADHD

• Learn transferable skills such as interpreting, presenting and writing research as well as writing specific research and grant proposals

• Apply for a highly-competitive placement, which will take place in either a specialist education or clinical setting, and gain valuable experience learning from professionals working in these fields.

Units of study: Ageing & Neurodegenerative Disorders | Advanced Research Methods | Clinical & Cognitive Neuropsychology | Neurodevelopmental Diversity | Advanced Statistics | Key Transferable Skills – Presentation & Scientific Writing | Research Project.